''Sailors on Leave'' is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by

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and written by Art Arthur and

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. The film stars William Lundigan, Shirley Ross,

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, Ruth Donnelly, Mae Clarke and Cliff Nazarro. The film was released on September 30, 1941, by

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Plot

Chuck Stephens is fooled by his sailor pals Swifty and Mike into believing (and betting on) that if he marries by his 27th birthday, he will inherit $25,000. With only days to go before his deadline, a frantic Chuck is taken to Aunt Navy's nightclub in

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and introduced to singer Linda Hall, making a bad first impression. Linda eventually grows more interested in Chuck, but ends up arrested after a bracelet he gives her as a gift turns out to be stolen. Chuck considers marrying other women rounded up by the guys, but realizes he loves Linda after all. He marries her after the deadline, but unexpectedly gets a $5,000 reward for recovering the stolen bracelet.

Cast

* William Lundigan as Chuck Stephens * Shirley Ross as Linda Hall *

as Swifty * Ruth Donnelly as Aunt Navy * Mae Clarke as Gwen * Cliff Nazarro as Mike * Tom Kennedy as Dugan *

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as Sadie * Bill Shirley as Bill Carstairs * Garry Owen as Thompson * William Haade as Sawyer * Jane Kean as Sunshine

References

Bibliography

* Fetrow, Alan G. ''Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography''. McFarland, 1994.

External links

* 1941 films 1940s English-language films American musical films 1941 musical films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Albert S. Rogell American black-and-white films 1940s American films Films scored by Mort Glickman English-language musical films {{musical-film-stub